Interview with Bob McEwan

Interview with Denys Giguère

Interview with Denys Giguére

PowerPoints/Handouts from SCWI Spring 2016 Symposium Workshops

Some session presenters used PowerPoints and/or handouts from this year's symposium. Where possible and practical, these are shared below. Many contain excellent graphics/data/layouts which might be adapted for your own work. Our thanks once again to all presenters for their insights, knowledge and sharing.

1.01 Tracking Dual Credit Students Who Go To College

Presenters: A panel of representatives from the following Colleges, facilitated by Trudy Heffernan, Director, Academic Quality and School Partnerships, Fleming College and John Mombourquette, Manager, Access Studies, Fanshawe College

A number of colleges will share their strategies and resources for implementing dual credit tracking mechanisms to monitor student success in their post-secondary programs. This workshop will promote discussion on working with institutional research departments to analyze student data and how to best use this information to continue supporting students as they embark on their post-secondary journey.

1.03 Supporting Dual Credit Students in Their Transition to Post-Secondary Education

Presenters: Michelle Rao, Manager School College Partnerships, Susan Bin, Lead Teacher, School within a College, Denis Nugent, Lead Teacher, School within a College, Nicole Lindros, Mental Health Transition Worker

Georgian College, Simcoe Muskoka CDSB, Simcoe County DSB

As our dual credit programs have matured, we have started to provide structured supports for students to help them plan their steps beyond high school. Come to learn how the school boards connected to RPT 13 work with Georgian College to provide career testing and debriefing, program exploration opportunities and success stories to inspire the students in SWAC programs. We will also share the work of a new mental health initiative for students to support them in their journey.

1.04 Online Dual Credit Registration/Enrolment System Pilot Projects

The registration and tracking process for dual credit students continues to be a challenge across the province. Nipissing-Parry Sound CDSB and St. Clair College have initiated pilot projects for online registration and management systems for Dual Credit student registration. The system/process will help streamline an institution’s ability to handle the dynamic nature of these registrations, will improve the registration process for schools, school boards and colleges, reduce redundant inputting of applications, increase data accuracy, manage enrollment numbers, track attendance and give real- time application and data reports. The workshop will provide participants with a glimpse of the systems and the challenges in development of the process.

1.05 Lifetime of Change: The SWAC Experience

Humber College, Toronto DSB, Toronto CDSB, Dufferin-Peel CDSB

Meet and speak with the students currently enrolled in TCDSB and DPCDSB’s Humber SWAC program. Listen to their first-hand accounts of the program and of being on the college campus while still in high school. Also, where are they now? Hear testimonials from former SWAC students and the impact that this experience has had on their lives.

1.06 Summer CLASS

Confederation College, Thunder Bay Catholic DSB and Lakehead DSB

Hear how two school boards and a college have developed a summer opportunity for students. While working towards credits, students gain an invaluable college experience. Thunder Bay Catholic DSB and Lakehead DSB have added credit recovery opportunities to their summer SWAC programs on the beautiful campus at Confederation College in Summer CLASS.

This workshop will focus on Employer Engagement, Coop placement and connections to Apprenticeship Pathways. The Benefits of Advisory Committees and OYAP students
making connections with Employment Ontario Service Providers will be discussed. Learn what they have to offer and share your strategies for making these connections.

1.08 New to SCWI/IJECT – SCWI/IJECT 101

Presenters: Sonja Vandermeer, Program Coordinator

SCWI

New to SCWI? This is a great way to start the Symposium. Need more information regarding how the School College Work Initiative, Regional Planning Teams and Dual Credits work? We’ll start with the basics, including acronyms, definitions and who’s involved. Whether you are a guidance counsellor, dual credit teacher, RPT member, college faculty, or other -- come to gather information and to ask your questions. No experience required.

1.10 Alternate Pathways to PSE: Lessons from Dual Enrolment Strategies for At-Risk Students

Presenter: Liz Martin, Research Associate, Industry and Business Strategy

The Conference Board of Canada

Improving equity of access and outcomes is a shared concern for Canada’s secondary and post-secondary education (PSE) systems. Initiatives such as Ontario’s SWAC are broaching the divide between K-12 and PSE while improving the achievement of disengaged and at-risk learners. This workshop will profile lessons that education and PSE stakeholders across Canada can take from SWAC and other dual enrolment programs. Workshop attendees will discuss how these lessons can be incorporated into a national strategy for skills and PSE, an initiative being undertaken by The Conference Board of Canada’s Centre for Skills and Post-Secondary Education.

1.11 First Nations, Metis and Inuit Dual Credit Program Delivery

Presenter: Erin Monture, Business Manager

Grand River Employment & Training Inc.

This workshop demonstrates how Ogwehoweh Skills and Trades Training Centre have implemented flexible delivery models to deliver community based programs to address Aboriginal learning styles. Delivering programs within culturally rich and supportive environments is an effective mechanism to address the low recruitment, retention and success rate.

1.13 Dual Credit Data

Ministry of Education

This workshop will explore enrolment and achievement data collected by the Ministry of Education for students taking Dual Credits. The presentation will include provincial level highlights as well as an overview of the many data sources that allow us to look at Dual Credit students and programs from various perspectives.

Facilitator: David Armstrong

Come to this networking session with your ideas for the Future of SCWI/IJECT. The Project Officer and Ministry would love to hear from you.

Facilitated Networking Session 2.03

Internal Marketing of Dual Credit Programs

Facilitator: Julia VanderWeerden

Come with your ideas on how to gain support for Dual Credit programs from internal audiences such as college faculty/administration and school board teachers and administration. Brainstorm how to reach these audiences, including those who will assist in identifying students for our programs.

This workshop will share the experience of RPT 10’s creation of a SWAC Community of Practice.

RPT 10 recognizes the unique nature of the SWAC teacher. The goal of our Community of Practice is to provide an opportunity for all SWAC teachers in the region to come together to share best practices, challenges, strategies and become a support mechanism for one another.

3.02 Activities & Forums Resuscitation!

Nipissing-Parry Sound CDSB, Canadore College

Join RPT8 to discuss new and innovative activity ideas for Regional Planning Teams. The goal of this workshop is to encourage discussion, brainstorming and information sharing; it targets those responsible for the delivery of “Part A Activities” who may be looking to shake it up!

RPT8 has been successfully running several activities year-over-year, including: Grade 8 College Visits; Grade 10 College Visits; Kendaaswin Day; and Reach Ahead (specific discipline class visits, Go-Karts & RC Boats). Be prepared to discuss what your RPT is doing, what kind of new activities you’d like to introduce or what improvements can be made to revitalize your RPT’s existing activities.

3.04 Dual Credit Student Selection: Best Practices

Simcoe County DSB, Simcoe Muskoka CDSB

With a continued focus on meeting the target audience, it is important to make the right decisions when choosing students to enter a dual credit program. In this workshop, two school board leads will share their best practices used in their selection process as well as resources supporting this process. During this interactive presentation, participants will be able to highlight their best practices to share with the group as well. There will be opportunity for questions and discussion.

Presenter: A panel of representatives from the Eastern Lakeshore Region Planning Team #6 facilitated by Adriana McDonough, ELRPT Financial Services Co-ordinator, Durham College

Members of the ELRPT will share various approaches and methods for ensuring the accurate collection interpretation and reporting of dual credit data.

This workshop will promote discussion and welcome input from participants on other approaches that can continue to improve and streamline the data reporting requirements of the SCWI. Results will be shared with the SCWI Project Management Team for consideration.

This workshop will focus on Employer Engagement, Coop placement and connections to Apprenticeship Pathways. The Benefits of Advisory Committees and OYAP students
making connections with Employment Ontario Service Providers will be discussed. Learn what they have to offer and share your strategies for making these connections.

Confederation College – Lake of the Woods Campus, Keewatin Patricia District School Board, Kenora Catholic District School Board

Our whole semester bundled dual credit workshop will describe how through our coterminous Board partnership, we have combined two dual credits with full time Co-op in a full semester bundle for senior students. This approach has many advantages
for various stakeholders and the students, paving their pathway to pursue an apprenticeship and/or post-secondary education. Furthermore, we will outline how these bundles can be combined with supporting SHSM's in their respective sectors as well as OYAP as a full comprehensive, engaging and supportive plan for our students, many of whom are in the primary target group.

3.10 Alternate Pathways to PSE: Lessons from Dual Enrolment Strategies for At-Risk Students

Presenters: Liz Martin, Research Associate, Industry and Business Strategy

The Conference Board of Canada

Improving equity of access and outcomes is a shared concern for Canada’s secondary and post-secondary education (PSE) systems. Initiatives such as Ontario’s SWAC are broaching the divide between K-12 and PSE while improving the achievement of disengaged and at-risk learners. This workshop will profile lessons that education and PSE stakeholders across Canada can take from SWAC and other dual enrolment programs. Workshop attendees will discuss how these lessons can be incorporated into a national strategy for skills and PSE, an initiative being undertaken by The Conference Board of Canada’s Centre for Skills and Post-Secondary Education.

3.11 Dual Credit Policy and Procedures

Presenter: Phil Hedges, Education Officer

Ministry of Education

This workshop will highlight key components of the dual credit policy document with a particular focus on questions that we receive frequently as well as those that are often contentious. Participants are encouraged to bring their questions and concerns.

3.12 The Most Awesome Field Trip!

Conestoga College

This workshop will discuss how to ensure dual credit students in off-campus programs participate in a rich on-campus experience as well as creating post-secondary pathway awareness through additional hands-on experiences, program information, and career planning.

This workshop will explore enrolment and achievement data collected by the Ministry of Education for students taking Dual Credits.

Presenter: Nancy Potter, Co-ordinator of Mathematics

Sheridan College Skills Training Centre

Strong skills, especially in math, will prepare students for success in apprenticeship and a career in the trades and technology sectors. This workshop will provide an
overview of math topics that are common to all. Nancy uses specific examples, tips and strategies to make math fun. Help your students overcome the “I’m not good in math’ attitude and linear thinking that may be keeping them from attaining their goals.

3.15 Summer Dual Credit- ESL Learn/ Work Program

Niagara Catholic DSB, DSB Niagara

In a partnership between NCDSB, DSBN, the John Howard Society (Summer Jobs for Youths) and Niagara College, ESL students in the Niagara Region are given the opportunity to take a summer Dual Credit combined with a paid co-op. Students have the opportunity to earn up to four credits - dual credits and co-op credits - all while getting paid!

This summer program truly gives students an opportunity to put their studies into practice as they work through resume building, communication techniques, conflict resolution and workplace/social dynamics.